Robinson, Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
40°24′18″N 79°08′18″W / 40.40500°N 79.13833°W / 40.40500; -79.13833CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyIndianaTownshipWest WheatfieldArea • Total0.81 sq mi (2.10 km2) • Land0.77 sq mi (2.00 km2) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)Elevation
1,119 ft (341 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total583 • Density753.23/sq mi (290.98/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
15949
FIPS code42-65360GNIS feature ID2630035

Robinson is a census-designated place[3] located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located near the Westmoreland County line and the borough of Bolivar, along Pennsylvania Route 259. As of the 2010 census, the population was 614 residents.[4]

History

Founded in 1880, Robinson was originally named Garfield after the recently elected president. It has its origins as a brickyard town, with the Garfield Fire Clay Company operating refractories there and in neighboring Bolivar from 1887 until 1979.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020583—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades".
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, and Garfield Fire Clay Company. . trans by Wallace, Kimmitter Documentation Compiled After. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/pa2823/>.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robinson Census Designated Place
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